Leon Bramson
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Leon Bramson was a Jewish activist, member of the first elected Russian Parliament
in 1906-1907, then a leader and organizer of the World ORT
.
Attorney and member of the Central Committee of the League for the Attainment of Equal Rights for the Jewish People in Russia
, he was elected to the 1906 First Duma elections
after an electoral agreement made by the General Jewish Labour Bund with the Lithuanian Labourers' Party (Trudoviks
).
He became head of the Russian ORT in 1908 and later of the World ORT
when its headquarters moved to Berlin
in 1920, and cofounded in 1922 the American ORT Federation with Dr. Syngalowski.
At least two schools still in activity in 2009 bear his name: the Bramson ORT College
in New York City
and the Lycée Professionnel Léon Bramson ORT in Marseille
.
State Duma of the Russian Empire
The State Duma of the Russian Empire was a legislative assembly in the late Russian Empire, which met in the Taurida Palace in St. Petersburg. It was convened four times between 1906 and the collapse of the Empire in 1917.-History:...
in 1906-1907, then a leader and organizer of the World ORT
World ORT
World ORT is a non-profit non-governmental organization whose mission is the advancement of Jewish and other people through training and education, with past and present activities in over 100 countries....
.
Attorney and member of the Central Committee of the League for the Attainment of Equal Rights for the Jewish People in Russia
Folksgrupe
Folksgrupe was a Jewish Anti-Zionist political organization in Russia, founded at a meeting in Vilna in March 1905. The organization proclaimed to work for establishing 'civil, political and national rights for the Jewish People in Russia'. The full name of the organization was the League for the...
, he was elected to the 1906 First Duma elections
Russian legislative election, 1906
Legislative elections were held in the Russian Empire in March 1906. At stake were the 478 seats in the State Duma of the Russian Empire, the legislative assembly. Election for the First State Duma, a session which only ran from April 27 to July 21 1906, returned a significant bloc of moderate...
after an electoral agreement made by the General Jewish Labour Bund with the Lithuanian Labourers' Party (Trudoviks
Trudoviks
The Trudoviks were a moderate Labour party in early 20th Century Russia...
).
He became head of the Russian ORT in 1908 and later of the World ORT
World ORT
World ORT is a non-profit non-governmental organization whose mission is the advancement of Jewish and other people through training and education, with past and present activities in over 100 countries....
when its headquarters moved to Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
in 1920, and cofounded in 1922 the American ORT Federation with Dr. Syngalowski.
At least two schools still in activity in 2009 bear his name: the Bramson ORT College
Bramson ORT College
Bramson ORT College is an undergraduate college in New York City operated by ORT America and US ORT Operations, the American branch of the Jewish charity World ORT...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and the Lycée Professionnel Léon Bramson ORT in Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
.